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'''Alan Ezard''' (born [[April 15]], [[1963]]) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er in the [[VFL/AFL]].
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Alan Ezard
| image =
| nickname = Alan Ezard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|4|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Broadford, Victoria]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = [[Broadford Football Club|Broadford]]/[[Coburg Football Club|Coburg]]
| height = 173 cm
| weight = 68 kg
| position = Forward pocket, rover
| guernsey = 15
| statsend = 1993
| repstatsend = 1991
| years1 = 1983–1993
| club1 = {{AFL Ess}}
| games_goals1 = 184 (200)
| sooyears1 = 1985–1991
| sooteam1 = [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]]
| soogames_goals1 = 3 (?)
| careerhighlights = *Essendon [[W. S. Crichton Medal|best and fairest]], 1991
*Premiership player, 1984, 1985
*[[EJ Whitten Medal]], 1991
*Essendon [[List of Essendon Football Club leading goalkickers|leading goalkicker]], 1986
}}


'''Alan Ezard''' (born 15 April 1963) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played in the [[VFL/AFL]]. Nicknamed 'The Lizard', he played 184 games for 200 goals, retiring in 1993.
Originally from [[Broadford, Victoria]], Ezard made his debut with the [[Essendon Football Club]] in 1983 and made a name for himself as a very strong mark for a 168cm man, playing mostly in the back pocket or as a [[rover (football)|rover]]. He played numerous [[State of Origin]] games for Victoria, winning an EJ Whitten Medal. Ezard was Essendon's leading goalkicker in 1986 and won the clubs best and fairest in 1991. He also played in 4 [[AFL Grand Final|Grand Finals]] (1983, 1984, 1985, 1990), the second and third of which were [[List of Australian Football League premiers|premiership wins]].


Originally from [[Broadford, Victoria]], Ezard made his debut with the [[Essendon Football Club]] in 1983 and made a name for himself as a very strong mark for a 173&nbsp;cm man, playing mostly in the [[forward pocket]] or as a [[rover (football)|rover]]. He played numerous [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football|State of Origin]] games for Victoria, winning an [[EJ Whitten Medal]] in the 1991 match against South Australia. Ezard was Essendon's leading goalkicker in 1986 and won the club's best and fairest in 1991. He also played in four [[AFL Grand Final|Grand Finals]] (1983, 1984, 1985, 1990), the second and third of which were [[List of Australian Football League premiers|premiership wins]].<ref>{{Ref AFL Encyc|4th|189}}</ref>
He played 184 games for 200 goals, retiring in 1993.


Ezard has a nephew, [[James Ezard|James]], who played for the [[Port Adelaide Football Club]] in the mid-2000s and won the [[South Australian National Football League|SANFL]]'s highest individual honour in 2009, the [[Magarey Medal]] playing for [[West Adelaide Football Club|West Adelaide]].
As of 2007 Ezard is the current senior coach of the Pascoe Vale Football Club in the [[Essendon District Football League]].


In 2007 Ezard was the senior coach of the [[Pascoe Vale Football Club]] in the [[Essendon District Football League]]. Ezard coached Hoppers Crossing Football Club in the [[Western Region Football League]] in season 2010 and has been appointed senior coach of [[Hillside Football Club]] for season 2012. Ezard was appointed senior coach of the La Trobe University Football Club in 2015.
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
{{succession box|title=[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] [[W.S. Crichton Medal|Best and Fairest]] winner|before=[[Mark Thompson (footballer)|Mark Thompson]]|after=[[Mark Harvey]]|years=1991}}


==External links==
[[Category:Essendon Bombers players|Ezard, Alan]]
*{{AFL Tables|A/Alan_Ezard}}
[[Category:1963 births|Ezard, Alan]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120325225016/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=285 Essendon Football Club profile]
[[Category:Living people|Ezard, Alan]]


{{1984/85 Essendon dual premiership players}}
{{W. S. Crichton Medal}}
{{Essendon leading goalkickers}}
{{E. J. Whitten Medal winners}}
{{1990 Victoria State of Origin players}}
{{1991 Victoria State of Origin players}}

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[[Category:Essendon Football Club players]]
[[Category:Essendon Football Club premiership players]]
[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Victorian State of Origin players]]
[[Category:Crichton Medal winners]]
[[Category:North Ballarat Football Club players]]
[[Category:Coburg Football Club players]]
[[Category:Coburg Football Club coaches]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:E. J. Whitten Medal winners]]
[[Category:VFL/AFL premiership players]]


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Latest revision as of 10:44, 5 January 2024

Alan Ezard
Personal information
Nickname(s) Alan Ezard
Date of birth (1963-04-15) 15 April 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Broadford, Victoria
Original team(s) Broadford/Coburg
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Position(s) Forward pocket, rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1983–1993 Essendon 184 (200)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1985–1991 Victoria 3 (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1991.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alan Ezard (born 15 April 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL. Nicknamed 'The Lizard', he played 184 games for 200 goals, retiring in 1993.

Originally from Broadford, Victoria, Ezard made his debut with the Essendon Football Club in 1983 and made a name for himself as a very strong mark for a 173 cm man, playing mostly in the forward pocket or as a rover. He played numerous State of Origin games for Victoria, winning an EJ Whitten Medal in the 1991 match against South Australia. Ezard was Essendon's leading goalkicker in 1986 and won the club's best and fairest in 1991. He also played in four Grand Finals (1983, 1984, 1985, 1990), the second and third of which were premiership wins.[1]

Ezard has a nephew, James, who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the mid-2000s and won the SANFL's highest individual honour in 2009, the Magarey Medal playing for West Adelaide.

In 2007 Ezard was the senior coach of the Pascoe Vale Football Club in the Essendon District Football League. Ezard coached Hoppers Crossing Football Club in the Western Region Football League in season 2010 and has been appointed senior coach of Hillside Football Club for season 2012. Ezard was appointed senior coach of the La Trobe University Football Club in 2015.

References

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 189. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
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